SC2Mapster

This is a guide to morph one building/unit to another building or unit. This guide will show how to morph a pylon to an Obelisk Note: Only the Data Editor is used to do this

Step 0 - Button

Open the Buttons tab

Make your button and call it "Upgrade to Obelisk" (You can call it what ever you want, however I will call it "Upgrade to Obelisk" in this tutorial)

Step 1 - Create the Ability

Open the abilities tab

Create an ability, the ability type is morph

Step 2 - Modifying the Ability

Click on the + sign next to "Stats: Flags"

The following things have to be Enabled: (Note: some of these are enabled by default)

1. Stats: Disable abilities

2. Stats: Fast Build

3. Stats: Interruptible

4. Stats: Ignore Collision

5. Stats: Ignore Placement

6. Stats: Ignore Unit Cost

7. Stats: Show progress

8. Stats: Suppress Movement

9. Stats: Wait Until Stopped

Part 2 of Abilities:

2X click on "Ability: Commands"

Click on "Execute"

Change button to "Upgrade to Obelisk"

Press "OK"

2X Click on "Ability: Info"

In the box, right click and click on "add unit"

Make the unit to Obelisk

2X click on Obelisk

You will find a section that says:

Info - Sections - Durations

Change the values to the following:

Abilities Delay 3.0000

Abilities Duration 0.0000

Actor Delay 2.5000

Actor Duration 0.5000

Collision Delay 3.0000

Collision Duration 0.0000

Facing Delay 3.0000

Facing Duration 0.0000

Mover Delay 3.0000

Mover Duration 0.0000

Stats Delay 3.0000

Stats Duration 0.0000

Step 3 - Actors

Go the the Actors tab

Find "Pylon"

2X click on Event:Events

Go to the bottom and right click "Add Event"

Change Msg Type to Ability Morph, and change sub name to "start"

Right click on AbilMorph.*.Start and click on "Add Term"

Again right click on AbilMorph.*.Start and click on "Add Term"

For the first one change the Term Type to "Morph From"

and Unit Link to "Pylon"

For the Second One Change the Term Type to "MorphTo" and Unit Link to "Obelisk"

Change "Action Damage Physics" to "MinimapIcon"

Right Click "Add Event"

Change Msg Type to "AbilMorph" and sub name to "start"

Add Term, change Term type to "MorphTo" and unit link to "Obelisk"

and Change Action Damage Physics to "Destroy"

Part 2 of Actors:

Find "Obelisk"

2X click on Event:Events

Go to the bottom and right click "Add Event"

Change Msg Type to Ability Morph, and change sub name to start

Do this twice: Right click on AbilMorph.*.Start and click on "Add Term"

For the first one change the Term Type to "Morph From"

and Unit Link to "Pylon"

For the Second One Change the Term Type to "MorphTo" and Unit Link to "Obelisk"

Change Action Damage Physics to "Create"

Step 4 - Final Stuff

Go to the Abilities tab, and change the cost of your ability to whatever you want

Add the ability to the pylon

THE END

I hope I didn't miss anything